Advertising sign



lFwb. 1923,

ADVERTISING SIGN 2 sheets-sheet 1 Filed May 11, 1922 B. vow BULTZI GSLBWEN ADVERTIS ING S IGN Filed May 11, 1922 2 sheets-sheet 2' i Patented lr eho Ell, 1%3. a l l p l BRUNO VON ntmrzrnesnownn, or new "roan, N. Y. a i l p i .anvnnrrsrns smri.

ltpplieationfiled. na 1i, 1922. Serial NoQEGOJO L 1M2;tama may come m." i i ments. Riveted or otherwise transi Be it known that I, BRUNO v. Biin'rzmesversely to the inner face of the back wall of Lem a citizen of the United States of the frame are re-intorcing strips M and America, residing at New York, in the bearing on said strips is a reflector sheetor 5 county of Bronx and State of NewYork, plate 16. The several partitions 11,12 and have invented certain newand useful Im- 13, the rear edges of which are adapted to lpro vements i111 Advertising Signs, of which bear on the front face of the reflector plate the-following is a specification. are fixed to the walls of the frame by angle l, The present invention relates to advertis irons 17. Each of the horizontal partitions 1 1 0 ing signs and has for its object/to provide a 11 is in front bent vertically toward the re- [Simplified and icomparatively cheap conspective marginal Wallnftlm frame as at struction in which individual letters, nu- 11, and then hcrizontallyqas at 11 while merals or othercharacters can at will be areach intermediate partition 112 in front is ranged, rearranged ,or exchanged and the bent vertically downward as at 12 then 15 light or color e'lt'eet lot, the individualjcharhorizontally as at 152 then again vertically 7O actersand of the frame itself easily and as at 12 and finally inwardlyand horizons I quickly changed, a a n tally as at 1.24, the vertical bends 11 and 12" -With this and other objects in view my being:in alinement with one another. -By invention [consists in. the construction, comthe bends ofsaid partitions 11,12 grooves 20 binationand arrangementotlpartsas will or bearings are formed for the character behereinatter, fully described and defined frames 18 to be hereinafter described,

in the appended claims. i i Fixed to the lower face of the horizontal lnthe accompanyin ';drawingsxin which hend12 of each partition 12 is an angle similar reference characters denote correbar 19, the verticalpart 19 oi: which extends J i 25 sponding parts, Fig-.1 isa front view of my downwardly in alinement witlrthe vertical new sign; Fig. 2 a longitudinal section on bend 12' of said-partition. The vertical iline 22 of 1; Fig.5 acrosssection bends- 11. 12 and 19 S01V6i shoulders on line 33 of Fig.1; 4: an enlarged against which the upper parts of there-a1" yiew similar to that of Fig.1 of apart of the Walls otlthe character frames 18 are adaptr30 sigmsshowing the letters or characters re- 1 ed to hear when insertedinto the atoreremoved, and the marginal compartments"named grooves or bearings, The horizonopeng l ig. 5 is an enlarged section similar tal bends 12? of each partition 12 serve as to otfa part of the frame; Fl nt is a front abutment for the upper endio'fvthe anenlarged section on line 6-6 of Fig. 4t; .tront wall ci the character tramejlfifl The 35 High ("is afrontview of an individual charupper and lower border con'ipartments are i "acteritrame Fig. 8 a side view thereot and adapted to be closedby swinging doors 120,

i 9 slightly modified construction of a which may he hinged or otherwise pivotally door and means for its attachment to a joined to the upper and lower walls 10 ,10 marginal compartment of the sign; a respectively of the frame 10, as at21. The i 40 The sign accord'ng'tolthis invention cont upper of these doors have the lower edges 9-) prises afboX shaped frame 10 preferably bent horizontally inwardly as at 20" totorin made; of metal. and the baelrwall 10, top abutinents for the front upperparts ofthe (10?, bottom 10? and side walls=10= of which character frames 18 located ,in; the respecare termed if single piece. The said tive uppermost and 1 lowermostcharacter wtrame.is opeirin front and the interior compartn' ents; while in the intermediate thereof has horizontal partitions 11, one chancter eompartments the front upper near the top and one near the bottom to parts ofsaidtramelfil are held by the inner form, longitudinal border compartments edges the bends 12 as alreadystated.

, and-a pluralityyof intermediate horizontal i To form. a butinentsi for: the lower front 5 0 partitions 12 dividing the spacebetween the parts-i ot the character frames 18 a longivupperand lowerborder compartments into tudinal swinging ianoglebarl or ledgeiiEi is i a number of character display compartprovided for each character compartment, ments. ,Near. each I side of and: inside the said angle bars being hinged at 22" or other- *najmettere is alsoa verticalpartition .13 wise pivotally joinedto the front ends of 55 forming lateral vertical border compare the partitions 19, and the lower partition 11,

"and thus be held in alinement.

the horizontal bends 22 of said angle bars being adapted in operative position to ex tend inwardly and bear with their inner edges against the front lower part of the character frames.

The lateral border compartments may be closed by vertical swinging doors 23 hinged at 23' 0r otherwise pivotally joined to the frame 10 to swing horizontally.

Instead of fixing the doors 20 and 23 to the frame 10, the same may be made detachable, as for instance, through the medium ofbayonet locking means 24, shown in Fig. 9, in order to enable the changing of the doors when different patterns are desired. t i In the border compartments are provided means for the attachment of lighting fixtures, such as electric bulbs 25. The doors 20 and 23 may have openings 26 to be covered, from theinside by colored plates 27 of glass or the like. To allow the exchange of the colored plates there may be secured to the inner face of each door below and above each opening 26 a grooved cross piece 28 to removably support said colored plate '27.

Likewise inside of each character compartment behind the channelled parts receiving the character plate 18, suitable fixtures such as sockets 29 for electric bulbs or other lighting means are provided.

The character frames 18 are hollow and rectangular in shape and have their rear walls 18, somewhat laterally displaced .relative to their front walls 18 as shown in Fig. 7, so that when assembled in any one of the character compartments contiguous characters will laterally overlapone another These character frames have openings 18 stamped or cut out in the front and rear walls conform ing with the contour of a character and accommodate bet-ween said walls colored plates 18*, which are adapted'to be inserted into the same from the side through a slot 1S substantially as described in my separate application of even filing date. For locking the swinging doors 20 and 23 and swinging angle bars or ledges 22 in closed position, fingers 30 suitably pivoted to theframe are provided.

What I claim is 1. A sign frame of: the character (ins scribed, divided by partitions into character display compartments and lighting border compartments, swinging doors for' said border compartments, the partitions forming the horizontal border compartments jhaving bent portions to serve as rear abutments for the. characters contained in the adjacent character compartments, and means for holding said characters in position.

2. The combination with individual removable characters, of a sign frame divided by partitions into character display com-- partments, each of said partitions being stepped so as to form a rear portion to serve as a support for a lamp fixture, a shoulder to serve as a rear abutment for said characters and; a base to support said characters and means for holding said characters in position thereon.

3. The combination with individual removable characters, a sign frame divided by partitions into character display compartments, each of said partitions being stepped so as to form a rear portion to serve as a support for a lamp fixture, a shoulder to serve as a rear abutment for said characters and a base to support said characters, and swinging angular ledges the horizontal portions of which whenin operative position form front abutments for said characters.

4. A sign frame of the character described, divided by partitions into char acter display compartments and lighting border compartments, swinging doors for said border compartments, the partitions forming the compartments, having bent portions to serve as rear abutments for the characters contained in the adjacent character compartments the upper horizontal swinging door having a bend to serve as a frontabutment for the characters in the upper display compartments, swinging angular ledges to act as front abutmcnts for the characters in the other display compartments, and tiltable members for fixing said ledges in operative position.

5. In a box shaped sign frame having tiers of removable characters and a hollow border around all sides of said frame to form lighting compartments, a removable swinging door for each of said compartments having openings, means for attaching lighting fixtures in said border compartments, and means for rcmovably supporting light modifying plates behind said openings, the upper horizontal swinging door being formed at its free end with a bend to serve as an abutment for the adjacent tier of characters.

6. In a box shaped frame having tiers of removable characters and a hollow border around all sides of said frame to form lighting compartments, a removable swinging door for each of said compartments having openings, means for attaching lighting fix tures in said border compartments and c-rrooved members on. the inner face of said doors for removably supporting light modifying plates covering said openings, the upper horizontal swinging door being. formed at its free end with a bend to serve as an abutment for the adjacent tier of characters.

7. In a box shaped sign frame, having a hollow border around all sides of said frame to form lighting compartments, a reflector masses I a a extending over the entire inner face of the carried by the front edges of said partitions rear Wall of said frame, partitionsbearing to form front abutments for said characters. 10

against said reflectcr dividing said frame In testimony whereof I afiix my signature into a plurality of character compartments, in presen e o tWO Witnesses. 0 means on said partitions for attaching light- BRUNO VON BULTZINGSLOWEN.

ing fixtures, the forward ends of said parti- Witnesses: tions being shaped to form bases and rear MAX 1). ORDMANN, abutments for characters and movable means JOSEPH T. MGMAHON. 

